Land, Norway Explained

Land
Settlement Type:District
Seat Type:Largest settlement
Seat:Dokka
Area Total Km2:1684
Population Footnotes:[1]
Area Footnotes:[2]
Population Total:12160
Population As Of:2022
Population Demonym:Landing
Population Density Km2:auto
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Norway
Subdivision Type1:County
Subdivision Name1:Innlandet
Subdivision Type2:Region
Subdivision Name2:Austlandet
Coordinates:60.2333°N 61°W

Land is a traditional district in Innlandet county, Norway. The area consists of the municipalities Nordre Land and Søndre Land. Land is centered on the northern part of Randsfjorden, to the southeast of the district of Valdres.[3]

In the early Viking Age, before Harald Fairhair was king, Land was a petty kingdom. For centuries, the area of Land was a parish within the Church of Norway. On 1 January 1838, the parish of Land was established as the new Land Municipality after the new formannskapsdistrikt law was passed, establishing municipal governments across Norway. That municipality was short-lived and in 1847, it was split into Nordre Land and Søndre Land. By the time of the partition, Land had a population of 9,199.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Statistisk sentralbyrå . Statistics Norway . 2021 . Table: 06913: Population 1 January and population changes during the calendar year (M) . Norwegian.
  2. Web site: Statistisk sentralbyrå . Statistics Norway . 2021 . 09280: Area of land and fresh water (km²) (M) . Norwegian.
  3. Encyclopedia: Land (landskap i Innlandet) . . . 2021-02-15 . Mæhlum . Lars . Norwegian . 2022-10-02.